National conference on Legal Aid29 November 2013 – The Ministry of Justice together with the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC), with support from UNICEF and OHCHR-Cambodia, organized a national conference on legal aid. At the conference, the Government announced an increase by 50% in the funding allocated to the BAKC for legal aid for 2014. Donors, legal aid lawyers, court presidents and chief prosecutors from each province, as well as representatives from the concerned ministries, institutions, and civil society organizations came together to consider the current state of legal aid in Cambodia, discuss the challenges that they face, and come up with recommendations on how to improve the legal aid system in Cambodia. Download Ms. Wan-Hea Lee's speech, click here in English | Khmer. Download the agenda for the conference, click here in English | Khmer. For more information on legal aid in Cambodia.